As a healthcare professional and follower of Jesus, Jill Lawton longed to offer people both clinical and spiritual healing. In this article she shares on key events in her quest for integrated healing — leading to the Heaven in Healthcare conference which is being held next month, for the second […]
Health
Spontaneous healing after prayer in Jesus’ name featured in peer-reviewed medical journal
Originally published in Christian Examiner A peer-reviewed medical journal published a documented case of spontaneous healing after prayer in Jesus’ name. A young man who wasn’t able to eat without a feeding tube for 16 years has been healed of gastroparesis. The article, “Case Report of gastroparesis healing: 16 years […]
Dagga causing London psychosis epidemic, new study reveals
Originally published in The Christian Institute Almost a third of psychotic disorders in London are caused by cannabis (dagga) use, a new study has revealed. Published by The Lancet Psychiatry, the report suggests that if people stopped using the drug, an estimated 1 000 Britons a year could be spared […]
Blessed help for people suffering from incontinence
What started out as a business to supply quality washable products to people suffering from incontinence, was extended by God to include a ministry that offers hope to people who have lost their dignity. Casper and Anne-Marie Nice started Dignity4You late last year when Anne-Marie’s mother, a Parkinson’s disease patient, […]
God has a sweet tooth — Hannah Viviers
I can see you cringe at my heading — or maybe you’re chuckling — either way it’s going to be a fun article … I hope. A while ago I asked our editor here at Gateway News, Andre Viljoen, if I could write articles around the nutrition/health connection. So here […]
ACDP wants women to have ultrascans before aborting
Originally published in Times LIVE The African Christian Democratic Party is proposing a bill to amend the Termination of Pregnancy Act to ensure women receiving an abortion after 12 weeks must first receive an ultra-sound and counselling. The ACDP’s Cheryllyn Dudley said a mandatory ultrasound would show the women visuals […]
Jesus healed her of autism and mental illness
Jesus does heal autism, neurological disabilities and mental illness, says Shellique Carby-Bird, 31, of Pietermaritzburg, who has experienced healing and freedom from her own suffering in those areas through the power of prayer and Christian ministry. Shellique who has a long history of health issues including Asperger syndrome (a type […]
I’m allergic to my husband but God is our rock
Originally published in The Christian Institute Twenty-nine-year-old Johanna Watkins cannot touch her husband or even be in the same room as him. After getting married, she was diagnosed with a complicated condition called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, rendering her severely allergic to scents, foods, sunlight and other people. The former […]
Some hope and optimism in struggle against AIDS
By Doctors For Life South Africa successfully hosted the latest International AIDS Conference in Durban last week — this time, having a track record of rolling out the largest HIV treatment programme in the world. Indeed, we have come a long way from those disastrous days of Government AIDS denialism […]
US Supreme Court blocks law to curb abortion clinics
Originally published by The Christian Institute The United States Supreme Court has struck down a Texas law thought to have led to a dramatic reduction in abortion facilities in the state. Supreme court judges voted five to three to overturn the law, which required abortionists to be endorsed by a […]